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An Optical Illusion…

56, October 1, 2011

The squares, A and B, are the same shade of grey! Did you like this? Share it:

Think you know about “Robbie Burns”? Er, who’s that?

Happy Burns’ Day! (Jan 25th) The famous Scottish bard, the Ayrshire ploughman, the people’s poet – Robert Burns was called …Read the Rest

Pi Day!

02, March 15, 2010
Pi Day!

(Pi by Mykl Roventine) The 14th March (3/14 in American date notation) has over recent years become Pi day because …Read the Rest

The Antikythera – a 2000 year old computer!

From second-century BC Greece, the Antikythera is a mechanical computer that, in terms of complexity, was 1,500 years ahead of …Read the Rest

Heartburn makes hairy babies!

49, December 2, 2009

Researchers from John Hopkins university studying 64 pregnant women in Baltimore, found that 23 of the 28 who suffered heartburn …Read the Rest